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Master Sgt. Zachary Townsend, 14th Security Forces First Sergeant, surprises a customer at the Commissary by offering to pay for a portion of her groceries during Operation WarmHeart on July 24. Townsend, along with other members of The First Sergeants' Council, were at the Commissary performing “random acts of kindness” by paying for 25 randomly selected customers groceries. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Airman 1st Class Stephanie Englar)

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Master Sgt. Shawn Andrews, 14th Operations Group First Sergeant, explains Operation WarmHeart to a DynCorp employee while pumping gas bought by the First Sergeants Council on July 26. The First Sergeants Council hung out by the Gas Pumps outside of the Shoppette and surprised numerous individuals by offering to pay for a portion of their gas. While many people left smiling, one surprised guest left with tears in her eyes claiming it was “the nicest thing to happen to her all week”. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Airman 1st Class Stephanie Englar)

First sergeant's perform random acts of kindness

Published Aug. 2, 2013
By Airman 1st Class Stephanie Englar
14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs

COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Members of the First Sergeants Council surprised members of the Columbus Air Force Base community by performing random acts of kindness at the Commissary and at the Gas Pumps outside of the Shoppette during the week of July 22-26.

"Operation WarmHeart is an AF-Wide initiative to care for our total force Airmen and Families," said Master Sgt. Shawn Andrews, 14th Operations Group First Sergeant. "Here at Columbus, we have a robust program. Throughout the year, the First Sergeants hold several fundraisers to support Operation WarmHeart."

Andrews continued by saying that whenever they have extra donations, they like to give the money back to members of the Columbus AFB community.

Operation WarmHeart is a year-round program. The most visible programs come at the end of the year during the holidays when the Council provides meals and baskets of food during Thanksgiving and Christmas. They also sponsor an Angel Tree for the children of members of team BLAZE that need a little assistance.

"It's truly an awesome feeling to give back to the base, and we take the opportunity to spread the word about Operation WarmHeart and how it benefits our Airmen and Families," said Andrews.